Daily Use - Progress PM20800X User Manual

• Remove all the parts and additional
packaging from the microwave.
• Clean the appliance before first use.
Setting the time
Set the time to operate the microwave.
When you connect the appliance to the
electrical supply or after a power cut, the
display shows 0:00 and an acoustic signal
sounds.

DAILY USE

WARNING! Refer to Safety
chapters.
General information about using
the appliance
• After you deactivate the appliance, let
the food stand for some minutes.
• Remove the aluminium foil packaging,
metal containers, etc. before you
prepare the food.
Cooking
• If possible, cook food covered with
material suitable for use in the
microwave. Only cook food without a
cover if you want to keep it crusty
• Do not overcook the dishes by setting
the power and time too high. The food
can dry out, burn or catch fire in some
places.
• Do not use the appliance to cook eggs
or snails in their shells, because they
can explode. With fried eggs, pierce the
yolks first.
• Pierce skin or peel of potatoes,
tomatoes, sausages and similar types
of food with a fork several times before
cooking so that the food does not burst.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer
cooking time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be
stirred from time to time.
• Vegetables that have a firm structure,
such as carrots, peas or cauliflower,
must be cooked in water.
• Turn larger pieces of food after half of
the cooking time.
You can set the time in a 24
hour clock system.
1. Press twice.
2. Turn the Setting knob to set the hours.
3. Press to confirm.
4. Turn the Setting knob to set the
minutes.
5. Press to confirm.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-
sized pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
• Do not use cookware made of
porcelain, ceramic or earthenware with
unglazed bottoms or small holes for
example on handles. Moisture going
into the holes can cause the cookware
to crack when it is heated.
• The glass cooking tray is necessary for
the operation of the microwave. Place
the food or liquids on it.
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a
small upturned plate with a container
below it so that the defrosting liquid
collects in the container.
• Turn the food after half of the defrosting
time. If possible, divide and then
remove the pieces that started to
defrost.
Defrosting butter, portions of gateau,
quark
• Do not fully defrost the food in the
appliance, but let it defrost at room
temperature. It gives a more even
result. Remove all metal or aluminium
packaging before defrosting.
Defrosting fruit, vegetables
• If fruit and vegetables should remain
raw, do not defrost them fully in the
appliance. Let them defrost at room
temperature.
• To cook fruit and vegetables without
defrosting them first use a higher
microwave power.
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